City vs city
Palo Cedro vs Riverside, CA
Riverside currently scores 8 points higher overall than Palo Cedro, with the largest gap in flood.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Palo Cedro: 24/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 8 points higher.
Flood
Palo Cedro: 33/100 · Riverside: 43/100
Riverside is 10 points higher.
Palo Cedro: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Riverside: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 23 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Palo Cedro: 4/100 · Riverside: 5/100
Riverside is 1 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Riverside: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Palo Cedro: 5/100 · Riverside: 2/100
Palo Cedro is 3 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Riverside: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Palo Cedro: 0/100 · Riverside: 0/100
No gap.
Palo Cedro: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Palo Cedro: 5/100 · Riverside: 0/100
Palo Cedro is 5 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Riverside: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Palo Cedro: Unavailable · Riverside: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Palo Cedro: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Riverside: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Palo Cedro: 71/100 · Riverside: 76/100
Riverside is 5 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Riverside: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Palo Cedro: 26/100 · Riverside: 32/100
Riverside is 6 points higher.
Palo Cedro: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Riverside: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.